binnovel Chapter 290 The Rebels Arrive
Chapter 290 The Rebels Arrive
On January 4, 2026, just after the joint sports meet concluded yesterday, Dawn City has entered a period of steady development. The sports meet played its due role, not only enhancing friendship among more than a dozen bases of different sizes, but also giving the military and civilians of Dawn City more than ten days of relaxation. Now, the military and civilians of Dawn City are united as one, developing rapidly and presenting an unprecedented new look.
A few days ago, on New Year's Day, which happened to be the time of the Joint Games, Li Chenglong simply spent the holiday with all the people of Dawn City and everyone from other bases who came to participate in the Games.
Li Chenglong and Yun Lan had just left Military Zone One. Today, they visited the Dawn Army's 1st Division's base, checked on the soldiers' condition, and Li Chenglong also handed them over a batch of energy rifles and crystal machine guns that his space factory had just produced. According to Princess Cecily's words, the alien coalition would arrive no later than the second half of this year, so it was essential to have sufficient weaponry.
Currently, with the expansion of the Dawn Army in Dawn City, the military zones have been divided into several. The first military zone is located in the northwest corner of Dawn City, where the 1st Dawn Army Division is stationed. The second military zone is currently located in the southeast corner of Dawn City, where the 2nd Dawn Army Division is stationed; its northern part, from west to east, is occupied by the Dawn City Air Force and the Dawn Army Rocket Regiment. The third military zone is near the south gate of Dawn City, where the 3rd Dawn Army Division is stationed.
In addition to these three combat military zones, there is also a comprehensive military zone, where the army headquarters, equipment and logistics department, information support troops, guard battalion and other troops are located. It is located 5km south of the Shuguang Building. The area is not very large, but it has all kinds of facilities and a considerable number of personnel, with a total of 6000 people from several units.
Before the two had even returned to the Dawn Building, they received a call from the city defense department. It turned out that a force had appeared outside the city, and it was a rebel army. Li Chenglong frowned and said, "Why are rebels coming at this time, and to Dawn City at that time? It means their stronghold is probably not far from us." Yun Lan replied, "What's meant to be will be. Besides, we don't have any problems. Why don't we go out and see what they want?"
The two men quickly arrived at the south gate of Dawn City. From the gate tower, they spotted a group of about 30 people about 100 meters from the city. Except for the three leading men, the rest stood in neat rows. The city defense soldiers said, “My lords, about half an hour ago we spotted a small group approaching Dawn City. Our sentries outside the city didn’t recognize them and stopped them. We then learned they were members of the resistance and requested an audience with Lord Li.”
After hearing the whole story, Li Chenglong opened his True Dragon Eye and looked over. He found that there were 34 people in total. Apart from the three leaders, the rest were all level 7 ability users. Among the three leaders, one was a level 10 ability user and the other two were level 8 ability users.
Another city defense soldier standing nearby said, "After we discovered they were rebels, we immediately contacted our superiors. Following their instructions, we asked them to wait where they were and didn't let them in." Yunlan smiled and said, "You did a good job. City Lord Li and I will go out and take a look now. You can arrange for a small team to come with us out of the city."
On the other side, Liu Changsheng, the deputy captain of the resistance army who was ordered to carry out the meeting, said somewhat seriously, "They all said they went to report to the leaders, but they didn't say anything except to tell us to wait here. We don't know what will happen." Another woman named Li Qingshuang said, "Lord Li of Dawn City is a god of death. As the resistance army, is it not appropriate for us to come here so openly?"
However, the imposing man in the middle smiled and said, "It's alright. Didn't you hear about Dawn City's attitude towards our resistance army? As long as we don't do anything to harm China and the Chinese people, or infringe on the rights of Dawn City, Dawn City's attitude towards the resistance army will be to treat them with courtesy and not to infringe on each other."
Liu Changsheng shrank back: "But our resistance army has failed in its fight against the sea monsters and has had to flee to the Dawn City Autonomous Region, which seems to have violated the territory of Dawn City."
As they were still chatting, a tremendous rumbling sound rang out, and the two south gates of Dawn City, weighing 40 tons each, slowly opened. The rebels saw a man and a woman emerge from the gates, followed by a squad of more than 20 warriors. The man on the left, though not particularly imposing, even somewhat handsome, exuded an immense aura. The woman on the right, beautiful and smartly dressed, was carefully observing them.
Li Chenglong and Yun Lan led more than 20 soldiers from the city defense department to the front of the rebels. Before they could speak, a captain from the city defense department stepped forward and introduced them: "These two are General Li Chenglong, the highest-ranking officer of our Dawn City and the highest-ranking officer of the Dawn Army, and General Yun Lan, the second-in-command of Dawn City and the deputy commander of the Dawn Army."
Upon hearing that the two men before them were the renowned Li Chenglong and Yun Lan, Zhou Qiang, the leader of the resistance, and his two companions stepped forward and said, "The names of City Lord Li and Deputy City Lord Yun are legendary. It is an honor to meet you today. My name is Zhou Qiang, and these two beside me are Li Qingshuang and Liu Changsheng."
Li Chenglong said calmly, "We in Dawn City have never committed any offenses against your resistance forces. Why have you come here so suddenly today? Is there something you need?" Zhou Qiang and the other two exchanged glances before saying, "We wouldn't come here without a reason. We were struggling to survive in a place in the northern part of the Dawn Autonomous Region, but we were recently attacked by sea monsters, which severely damaged our base. Moreover, because there are still sea monsters there, we had to lead our troops south, which is why we entered the territory of the Dawn City Autonomous Region. Our commander said he had to come and tell you, so he sent us here."
Hearing this, Li Chenglong understood the whole story and nodded, saying, "Okay, we understand. You can stay in the Dawn City Autonomous Region, but you can't just wander around the autonomous regions. Because besides Dawn City, there are two other human settlements under our protection in the Dawn City Autonomous Region, and I don't want any problems to arise."
Zhou Qiang said excitedly, "Then thank you, Lord Li. We will definitely abide by the rules of the Dawn City Autonomous Region and will never cause trouble." Then he seemed a little embarrassed and said, "Lord Li, we have a few more requests. I wonder if we can sit down and discuss them in detail? Also, my brothers fought with the sea beasts last night and rushed here without stopping. I wonder if we can buy some food from you?"
Li Chenglong felt that since they were envoys sent by the resistance army, it was only right that he treat them with courtesy. Moreover, the fact that they sent someone as soon as they entered the Dawn City Autonomous Region showed that their troops had a certain degree of discipline and that their leaders knew some etiquette. So he said, "Alright, it is a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Please come in. I have some things I would like to ask you."
With that, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan left first, and the resistance force, "escorted" by the city defense department, headed towards the center of Dawn City.